diploma mill
noun
an organization claiming to be an institution of higher learning but existing for profit only and granting degrees without demanding proper qualifications of the recipients.
a college or university having such a large number of students that none receives individual attention from the teachers.
Also called
degree mill.
Origin of diploma mill
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby diploma mill
diplogenesis,
diploic vein,
diploid,
diploidy,
diploma,
diploma mill,
diplomacy,
diplomat,
diplomate,
diplomatic,
diplomatic bag